Hub-band



(No Model.)

' J. MARIS.

HUB BAND.

No. 511,783. Patented Jan. 2, 1894.

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wrrerates PATENT Orrrcm JARED MAR-IS, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

HUB BAN D.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,783, dated January2, 1894.

Application filed February 18, 1893. Serial No. 41621876 No model.)

To aZZ whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JARED MARIs, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of Cincinnati, county of Hamilton, and State ofOhio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in HubBands forVehicle- WVheels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hub bands for vehicle wheels aswill appear more specifically as I proceed with the specification, andin the drawings.

I am aware that various devices have been used for the purpose ofsecuring bands on hubs but -none within my knowledge will comparefavorably with this either for cheapness or utility when applied tobands made of wrought metal, and is superior to a barb cast on theinside in cast hands because the barb or nail can be clinched down afterthe band is on and there is no channel in the wood as when the barb cutsits way in driving on.

The bands to which this invention is most applicable are those made ofwrought metal either drawn in a press or welded.

The object of this invention is to provide a cheap and efficient meansof holding bands on vehicle hubs that will not require separate nailsand will be held by nails or barbs that are a part of and attached tothe wall of the band, and will require only such tools to apply it tothe hub as are found in all shops and that saves nails and in one way ofapplying requires no labor to fasten other than driving on the wood. Theprocess of accomplishing this consists in certain details ofconstruction of the parts asare more fully hereinafter described andpointed out in the drawings and the claims. The process of manufacturingthese bands as to the improvement herein claimed is as follows, viz: toplace the band whether of wrought iron, steel or other metal on a dieand punch aflap of any desired shape leaving it attached to the band.The flap, barb, or attached nail, will in punching be thrown beyond andpreferably inside the wall of the band and when so punched they may bedriven on; or the flap can be thrown back into place from where it wascut and the band driven into place and the flaps or nails driven downinto the wood with a punch and thus nailed securely with nails thatalways fit to both the wood and band being fast to the latter. Otherwisethe flap being made near the end of the band that goes on the hub and isattached to the wall of the band from the point where the power isapplied will form an incline that will allow it to be driven on the hub,but will act as a barb to penetrate the woodif forced the other way andtherefore will not come off which will save the labor of setting thebarbs in as aforementioned. These flaps may be any shape desired. 1,therefore, do not bind myself to any form, though a V-shape seems nowmost desirable, and I therefore claim any form that comes legitimatelywithin the scope of my invention.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of the band with the flap or attachednail shown at A. Fig. 2 is an elevation of band showing the band inplace on the hub. Fig. 3 is a band drawn from a round disk of steel andturned in at the front. Fig. 4 is a similar band not so turned in, eachshowing my fastening device.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is-

1. A metal point band for hubs provided with one or more sharp pointedtongues or barbs cut from the wall of the band and adapted to be bentinward at the free end to penetrate the object upon which the band isplaced, substantially as set forth.

2. A metal point band for hubs provided with a barb or tongue cut fromthe wall of the band and adapted to be bent inward and the outer end ofthe band folded over inward to strengthen and reinforce the band andgive it a finish, substantially as set forth.

3. A metal hub or point band made of sheet metal drawn from one pieceand the metal turned in at the front to strengthen the band when suchbands are supplied with flaps or self-nailing devices, substantially asdescribed.

JARED MARIS.

\Vitnesses:

JAMES N. RAMSE BENJAMIN BLOCH.

